main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
great man; great god; hero; big man
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
searching for someone; search for a missing person
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
done; just done; just finished
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to choke; to have trouble breathing
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
worthy of special mention
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
penetration; permeation; transmission